The Farman F.140 Super Goliath was a very large four-engined biplane night bomber designed in France in the mid-1920s. The prototype first flew in April 1924, and nine flew with the French Air Force until concerns about structural weakness grounded them in 1930. It was a large triple-bay biplane with unstaggered constant-chord wings and four 500 horsepower Farman 12We W-12 engines mounted on the lower wings as tractor and pusher pairs in cylindrical housings, each driving a four-blade propeller. In November 1925 the prototype, flown by Louis Bossoutrot, set several world records for altitude with heavy useful loads, among them 3,586 metres with 5,000 kilograms. A modernised version, the F.141, followed in 1930 with a gun balcony in the nose, and the type shared the name Super Goliath with the earlier BN.4.
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Two different Farman types have taken the name Super Goliath
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The Farman F.140 Super Goliath was a very large, four-engined, biplane night bomber, designed in France in the mid-1920s.
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Design and development, first flight
The F.140 Super Goliath flew for the first time in April 1924.
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The Farman F.140 Super Goliath was a very large, four-engined, biplane night bomber, designed in France in the mid-1920s.
Design and development, engines
water-cooled units with their cylinders, in three banks of four, arranged in W or broad arrow configuration
Specifications, powerplant
Powerplant: 4 × Farman 12We W-12 (three banks of 4 cylinders) water-cooled, 370 kW (500 hp) each
Specifications, power per engine
Powerplant: 4 × Farman 12We W-12 (three banks of 4 cylinders) water-cooled, 370 kW (500 hp) each
Specifications, maximum speed
Maximum speed: 182 km/h (113 mph, 98 kn)
Variants, F.140
Prototype and pre-production. 3 built
Design and development, Farman types
Two different Farman types have taken the name Super Goliath
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The Farman F.140 Super Goliath was a very large, four-engined, biplane night bomber, designed in France in the mid-1920s.
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The Farman F.140 Super Goliath was a very large, four-engined, biplane night bomber, designed in France in the mid-1920s.
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